Friday, March 25 2022 15:22

ArmInfo.As a result of the actions of the enemy, two contract servicemen of the Artsakh Defense Army were killed, The Artsakh Defense Army reports.

" Starting from the afternoon of March 25, the units of the  Azerbaijani armed forces, continuing the gross violations of the  ceasefire, in addition to firearms, have been using combat UAVs  including the "Bayraktar TB-2" type. Due to the actions of the  adversary, the Armenian side had casualties: two contract servicemen  of the Defense Army were killed. The number of wounded ones is being  determined.

As of 14:00, the operative-tactical situation on the eastern border  of Artsakh continues to stay extremely escalated," the Artsakh  Defense Army said in a statement.  It should be noted yesterday, the  Artsakh Information Center reported that  the units of the Armed  Forces of Azerbaijan, grossly violating the November 10 trilateral  statement of 2020 invaded the area of responsibility of the Russian  peacekeeping troops in the Artsakh Republic, taking control of the  village of Parukh of Askeran region and adjacent positions, and then  tried to advance on the eastern border of the Artsakh Republic.  The  hours-long negotiations held by the Russian peacekeeping troops and  relevant structures of Artsakh did not have tangible effect, the  enemy did not return to the starting positions.  Moreover, the  Azerbaijani military units opened fire on the Defense Army units  using both firearms of various calibers and a strike UAV.  At least 5  servicemen of the enemy were killed as a result of the skirmish.  There is one wounded from the Armenian side.  As of 9 AM the  situation is relatively stable. We anticipate that the Russian  peacekeeping troops will take measures to return the Azerbaijani  units to their starting positions.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry issued a statement in this regard, and  shifted all responsibility for the further development of the  situation to the Russian peacekeepers. " We expect that the Russian  peacekeeping forces in whose area of responsibility the provocation  takes place will undertake measures to ensure that the Azerbaijani  troops immediately return to their initial positions and adhere to  the commitments undertaken under the November 9 Trilateral Statement.

We call on the international community to make a clear assessment of  Azerbaijan's provocative actions aimed at undermining the peace  process and to support efforts for establishing peace in the South  Caucasus and achieving a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh  conflict," the Armenian Foreign Ministry said.

Today, the NKR Defense Army reported that at night the Azerbaijani  Armed Forces provoked a shootout and used a strike UAV in  Nagorno-Karabakh. As a result of these actions of the enemy, 5  servicemen of the Artsakh Defense Army were injured.